On June 1, 2008, Australia's combat forces began withdrawing from Iraq.

Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd ordered the withdrawal, following through on a campaign promise made during his successful November 2007 race against John Howard.

1. "Have further terrorist attacks been prevented? No, they have not been, as the victims of the Madrid train bombing will attest. Has any evidence of a link between weapons of mass destruction and the former Iraqi regime and terrorists been found? No." — Kevin Rudd, Australian prime minister
2. ""If I had been returned at the last election we would not have been bringing (troops) home, we would have been looking at transitioning them from their soon-to-be terminated role to a training role." — John Howard, former Australian prime minister

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